News of the Week

Friday, June 5, 2026

Thanks to all for the delightful cards, cakes, gifts and remembrances on my birthday. I’m still opening cards and discovering treats. Thank you Thank you!

Your positive thought for the week: “Live simply so that others can simply live.” bell hooks

June 7, 2026

  • 9:00 a.m. – Sunday school (last day until September)
  • 10:15 a.m. – Worship with communion and Joyful Noise offering for our sister Keystone Conference church as they recover from a recent fire. You can bring coins, paper money or cto put in the buckets when they come to you. We will hear an update at the Keystone Conference Annual Meeting this weekend.
  • Sandwich orders due
  • Last day for jelly collection for food bank

June 14, 2026

  • 10:15 a.m. – Worship with graduate recognition – come discover who our one graduate is!
  • Noon – Sunday Brunchers

June 21, 2026

  • 10:15 a.m. – Worship; all men will receive a gift.
  • Noon – Confirmation Class

June 28, 2026

Thank you!

  • Thanks for your food pantry items for the 50 days of food challenge. We collected a whopping 327 items for our food pantry in just the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost! Well done good and faithful servants!

Are You Hungry?

  • June sale: Ham & cheese sandwiches (soup sale will resume in the fall). Orders due this Sunday, Jun 7. Pick-up orders on Thu, Jun 18 between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. More details on our website.

GriefCare

  • We are sad to announce that, due to low registration, the GriefCare series originally scheduled to begin next Wednesday has been cancelled. We hope to be able to offer this programming again in the future.

Dillingersville Pilgrimage

  • Join us for the 80th Annual Dillingersville Pilgrimage on Sunday, June 28, 2026,
    for a memorable day of worship, history, and community!
  • Experience an outdoor service under a large tent, surrounded by the beauty of nature at the historic 1841 stone schoolhouse, located at 7226 School House Lane in Zionsville.
  • The combined Lutheran, Mennonite, and U.C.C. congregations will gather for a service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a picnic lunch and delicious homemade baked goods for sale.
  • Rain location is Zions Lutheran Church.
  • More information available on the schoolhouse’s website.

Other News

  • We are part of the UCC Keystone Conference. This means that we are one of the many UCC churches in the state of PA. Recently we were sent information and photos of a fire that destroyed a church in the Pittsburgh area. On Sunday June 7, we will take a Joyful Noise offering to send to this church as a show of our support as a sister church. The church family was celebrating the 150th Anniversary of their historic building and the 175th anniversary of their congregation. More information will be available in the church newsletter. Consistory is asking if anyone would like to match the amount collected by our church family in our Joyful Noise offering. If you have any interest in learning about that, please let me know and we can discuss the various ways that can be done, On the day of the Joyful Noise offering you are welcome to put paper money and checks in the buckets as they pass through the congregation. You may indicate your gift also on your regular offering envelope or there will be special envelopes available. Thanks in advance for BEING the church of Jesus Christ!
  • Our team is going to the Keystone Conference at Millersville University this weekend. We will be back for Sunday worship. Please pray for safe travels for Lori, Kathy Latshaw, and Diane Berger.
  • We are still collecting printer or ink cartridges as well as pens and markers that have run out of ink to recycle at Staples. To date we have raised over $325 toward Staples purchases. I have small boxes at the front and ramp doors for your “contributions.” Or you can put bags of ink cartridges outside of my office. Thanks! Keep them coming. You are an awesome support of this interesting way to recycle and get credit at Staples for future purchases.
    • NOTE: Please do not bring batteries any more. There is now a charge for battery recycling.

As always, we hold in prayer many of our members and friends who are walking through difficult seasons—facing grief, illness, loneliness, changes in living situations, and other challenges that weigh heavily on the heart. We also remember our brothers and sisters around the world who continue to recover from the devastation of war, oppression, and natural disasters.

At the same time, we give thanks for the many joys among us—birthdays and anniversaries, the gift of new life, healing and remission from illness, and countless other blessings that remind us of God’s goodness.

Peace to all,
Lori Esslinger
Part Time Pastor
Old Zionsville UCC
call or text:  610-393-3522